Gun-firing device



H. N. McGRATH.

GUN FIRING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31. 1920.

Patented May 3, 1921.

INVENTOR. J/argg/I/MQralk llllldllnll nanny n. MQGRATH, or SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA GUN-FIRING DEVICE.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 31, 1920. Serial No. 370,078.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY NEWHALL Mc- GRATH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at San Francisco in the county of San rancisco, State ofalifornia, have invented a new and useful Gun-Firing Device, of whichthe following is a specification in such full and clear terms as' willenable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a gun firin device and its object is toprovide a gun ring device which iscapable of being concealed under thecoat and fired when the hands are raised or at any angle.

i or robbery of a bank or cashier is attempted,

the robber usually demands that the cashier throw u his hands thuspreventing him from firing a "pistol, as well as preventing him fromsecuring a pistol to prevent the robbery.

In the present instance, means is provided to secure the pistol on theperson in a concealed position and to provide means for firing thepistol which can be operated when the hands have been raised at thedemand of the robber, the firing apparatus being concealed in the coatsleeve and extending tothe pistol and hand.

Other objects of the invention Wlll appear as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich the same reference numeral 1s ap lied to the.

same portion throughout, but am aware that there may be modificationsthereof.

Figure 1 is a view of the person having this pistol applied thereto, theperson being shown without the coat, the coat when worn, I

being applied over the pistol and firing apparatus to conceal the same.

Fig. 2 is a view upon a larger scale of the iipparatus for holding thetrigger firing ever.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the pistol showing an apparatus for firingthe pistol by ppulling upon the firing wlre.

ig. 4 is a side elevation of th pistol showing a firing wire WlllCh 1sworked in the opposite direction to the previous form by pushing upon abutton.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the button for pulling the operatingwire.

Fig. 6 is an edge elevation of the button for pulling the operatingwire.

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Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the cup for holding the button for pfishing the operating wire shown in Fig. 4, the button being showndepressed to prevent accidental firing of the pistol.

The pistol is indicated at 1 and is of an ordinary form of automaticpistol, carried by a suitable series of straps 2, 3, 4 and 5 which arefastened about the body of the person, the pistol being located justunder the arm pit with its barrel pointing to the front.

On the side of the pistol stock there is a clamp 6 for 'securin a spiraltube 7 in place. wire 8, which is connected to a button 9 in a smallcasing 10, which. lies within the hand and whichis secured thereto bymeans of two straps 11 and 12.

The other end of the wire is connected to a suitable hook 12 lying justin front of the trigger 13. The hook 12' has a spring 14 connected withthe guard 15 in order to hold the hook away from the trigger to preventthe accidental discharge of the pistol.

The casing 10 is open at one side so that by inserting the finger belowthe button 9 it is possible to pull on the wire 8 and thereby dischargethe gun by. moving the trigger.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 7, the pistol isindicated at 15' and the clamp for securing the spiral tube toward theforward end of the gun by pushingr down on the button 19.

he cup 18 is secured to the hand by means of'two straps 26 and 27. Inuse the person can fire the pistol with the hands raised, by simplyoperating the fingers on either of the buttons 9 or 19 as the case mabe.

t is to be observed that when the person puts on the ordinary coat thatthe pistol and the operating mechanism extending The spiral tu e 7contains a small barrel pointing forward at the side of the person, atubular member connected to the pistol and adapted to extend along thearm, an operating rod within the tubular member for moving the pistoltrigger to fire it, a spring for holding said operating rod in a safeposition, an operating button within the reach of the fingers and meansto secure said operating button to the hand.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 1920.

HARRY N. MCGRATH.

this 22d day of March, A. D. 25

